WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats are considering legal action over President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new acting attorney general, congressional sources said on Friday, as some outside experts called the move unconstitutional.

Three Senate Democrats also filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of Trump’s appointment of Whitaker. The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, meanwhile, upheld W...

Three Democratic senators sued on Monday to challenge President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker ... the Supreme Court to review their client's lawsuit against the Justice Department - a ...

The Justice Department on Wednesday defended the legality of President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general to replace the ousted Jeff Sessions, rejecting the view...

WASHINGTON — Maryland is challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the new U.S. acting attorney general, arguing that President Donald Trump sidestepped the Constitution and the Justice ... T...

US Senate Democrats are considering legal action over President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new acting attorney general, congressional sources said on Friday, as some outside experts called the mo...

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